Jon Bryon Posted October 13, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022 Hello all, I finished this in mid-summer and my understanding is that it's about to be published in this month's SAM. It's Revell's 1/48 F-84E, a kit that was never released in the UK and I had to source from the US in 2003. It's a very good kit for the time with decent detail and fit; this is built from the box with only seat belts added. The finish is kitchen foil (aside from some extremities and canopy, which are paint), the chequers are all masked and painted, and the few large decals are by Aeromaster. The stencils are from the kit and were disappointing due to the carrier film. Foil is a nightmare. This is the third aircraft I've tried it on, and I keep saying, 'never again'. I wish I kept to that Comments are welcome and there are tons more photos at https://jonbryon.com/revell-1-48-republic-f-84e-thunderjet/ Thanks for looking Jon 53 3
Scimitar F1 Posted October 13, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022 That is a fantastic example of modelling. The foiling is absolutely spot on - is there a WiP somewhere and how do do you apply the foil? Will 2
Autle Posted October 13, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022 That's one amazing model especially the painting, really vivid colours and subtle weathering. Well done 1
Jon Bryon Posted October 13, 2022 Author Posted October 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, Scimitar F1 said: That is a fantastic example of modelling. The foiling is absolutely spot on - is there a WiP somewhere and how do do you apply the foil? Will Thanks Will. The WIP will be in SAM, although I don't know how much they've included. Foil is applied with Microscale Foil adhesive. Cheers Jon
franky boy Posted October 13, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022 Stunning work Jon! I’m not surprised it nearly drove you mad with all that masking, never mind the foil. I never new the Thunderjet appeared with a frameless canopy. James 1
Jon Bryon Posted October 13, 2022 Author Posted October 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, franky boy said: Stunning work Jon! I’m not surprised it nearly drove you mad with all that masking, never mind the foil. I never new the Thunderjet appeared with a frameless canopy. James Thanks James. The F-84B/C/D/E all had frameless canopies, although they were retrofitted quite quickly to the E. Cheers Jon 1
WhiteTiger4115 Posted October 13, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022 That's a superb finish. Hats off to you for foiling it, you've done a great job of it. 1
Spitfire31 Posted October 13, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022 The most convincing example of a foiled NMF I think that I've ever seen. Breathtakingly realistic. Kind regards, Joachim 1
Tomcat101 Posted October 13, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022 Looks fantastic. I have never tried foil but it looks as though you did an amazing job. Well done. 1
theskits62 Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 Stunning build, i'm not really a fan of this type (no propeller) but that 1st photo could almost convert me !! 1
Scimitar F1 Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 12 hours ago, Jon Bryon said: Foil is applied with Microscale Foil adhesive. Could I ask what type of foil?
Jon Bryon Posted October 14, 2022 Author Posted October 14, 2022 31 minutes ago, Scimitar F1 said: Could I ask what type of foil? Sure, it was Reynolds Heavy Duty Wrap. HTH Jon 1
TEXANTOMCAT Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 Lovely work! IIRC it was released in the UK under the Pro-Modeler sub brand though. Randomly one of those local sell em cheap and pile em high shops near me had a stack of them along with (randomly) the Pro Modeler TA154 TT 1
Jon Bryon Posted October 14, 2022 Author Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, TEXANTOMCAT said: Lovely work! IIRC it was released in the UK under the Pro-Modeler sub brand though. Randomly one of those local sell em cheap and pile em high shops near me had a stack of them along with (randomly) the Pro Modeler TA154 TT Sadly the E model was never boxed by Pro-Modeler or released in this country. The G model was in a Pro-Modeler box and released widely. Thanks for the comments Jon
Samuraiwarrior Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 That's Bloomin' lovely. The colour scheme is really eye catching. Great to see NMF done in foil, though I expect it takes a lot of skill and time to perfect it like yours. Thanks for sharing Kevin 1
TEXANTOMCAT Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 37 minutes ago, Jon Bryon said: Sadly the E model was never boxed by Pro-Modeler or released in this country. The G model was in a Pro-Modeler box and released widely. Thanks for the comments Jon Fair dos!
Pete in a shed Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 Well, thats a bit of a masterpiece. Pete 1
Vultures1 Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 The foil and the painted checks are both outstanding! Well done 1
Sky Keg Posted October 15, 2022 Posted October 15, 2022 Well done Jon. It`s one to be proud of!!! Mike 1
LanceR21 Posted October 15, 2022 Posted October 15, 2022 Amazing Thunderjet! Finish looks superb! 😮 11/10 ! 1
SAT69 Posted October 15, 2022 Posted October 15, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 1:39 PM, Autle said: That's one amazing model especially the painting, really vivid colours and subtle weathering. Well done I have to agree! 1
janneman36 Posted October 15, 2022 Posted October 15, 2022 Simply brilliant Jon , foiling can be horrendous but the result is mostly astonishing. cheers, Jan 1
Jon Bryon Posted October 15, 2022 Author Posted October 15, 2022 Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I appreciate you all taking the time to write a reply. Cheers Jon
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